global-set-key doesnot seem to work

global-set-key doesnot seem to work

[Shashank Khanvilkar]

Hi,
I have defined the following in my .emacs file
$>cat .emacs
--Snip--
(global-set-key [delete] 'delete-char)
(global-set-key [kp-delete] 'delete-char)global-set-key [f1] 'dired)
(global-set-key [f2] 'dired-omit-toggle)
(global-set-key [f3] 'shell)
(global-set-key [f4] 'find-file)
(global-set-key [f5] 'compile)
(global-set-key [f6] 'visit-tags-table)
(global-set-key [f8] 'add-change-log-entry-other-window)
(global-set-key [f12] 'make-frame)
--Snip--

However none of these mapped keys work. Am i forgetting to do something?
All help appreciated.
Also where can i see error logs that emacs might spit out.
Shank

Re: global-set-key doesnot seem to work

[Lennart Borgman]

Shashank Khanvilkar wrote:

> Hi,
> I have defined the following in my .emacs file
> $>cat .emacs
> --Snip--
> (global-set-key [delete] 'delete-char)
> (global-set-key [kp-delete] 'delete-char)global-set-key [f1] 'dired)
> (global-set-key [f2] 'dired-omit-toggle)
> (global-set-key [f3] 'shell)
> (global-set-key [f4] 'find-file)
> (global-set-key [f5] 'compile)
> (global-set-key [f6] 'visit-tags-table)
> (global-set-key [f8] 'add-change-log-entry-other-window)
> (global-set-key [f12] 'make-frame)
> --Snip--
>
> However none of these mapped keys work. Am i forgetting to do something?
> All help appreciated.
> Also where can i see error logs that emacs might spit out.

Try

  C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET

in Emacs to open your .emacs. Is it the file above that is opened?

Re: global-set-key doesnot seem to work

[Pascal Bourguignon]

Shashank Khanvilkar <shashank@mia.ece.uic.edu> writes:

> Hi,
> I have defined the following in my .emacs file
> $>cat .emacs
> --Snip--
> (global-set-key [delete] 'delete-char)
> (global-set-key [kp-delete] 'delete-char)global-set-key [f1] 'dired)
There is an error here: -------------------^

> (global-set-key [f2] 'dired-omit-toggle)
> (global-set-key [f3] 'shell)
> (global-set-key [f4] 'find-file)
> (global-set-key [f5] 'compile)
> (global-set-key [f6] 'visit-tags-table)
> (global-set-key [f8] 'add-change-log-entry-other-window)
> (global-set-key [f12] 'make-frame)
> --Snip--

To debug errors in ~/.emacs, launch emacs with: emacs --debug-init
> However none of these mapped keys work. Am i forgetting to do something?
> All help appreciated.

Check the key binding, type: C-h k DEL  then: C-h k F12

> Also where can i see error logs that emacs might spit out.

In the buffer: *Message*

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